Is your baby sick? What do you do?
My daughter recently had her first ear infection. It was apparent that she was having at least an ear ache because she did not sleep and was tugging at her ears. We felt so bad for her. Here is advice I have to offer from this experience.
- I also got sick with a sore throat the same time as she did. Advice: show your baby lots of love. They are probably feeling worse than you are because they've been crying and they can't get up and get something they want. Even though it is hard not to do, don't get frustrated with them.
- After a visit with the pediatrician and a prescription to some anxiously, we were advised to give her Children's Motrin to help with fever, etc. We had been using Children's Tylenol up to that point, and she HATED it. The flavor of the Motrin must be much better because she opened her mouth to it every time.
posted by cgosborne @ 11:13 AM
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When my 4 year old was an infant a friend of mine gave me the most awesome book called The Baby Book by Sears and Sears. This book saved my sanity on several 2am panic attack situations over what to do for my sick baby to help him feel better. I highly recommend this book to all parents- the advice in the book really works!!
Something I have found helpful for fevers, in addition to the recommended medications, is a bath. My doctor recommended letting the sick child play in a tepid bath and then drain the water while they are still in the tub. The evaporation of the water cools them without giving them a chill. I have found this to be very helpful in lowering a fever as well as cheering up the sick child.
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